Someone Great is a Netflix original starring Gina Rodriguez and tells the story of Jenny (Rodriguez) as she is recovering from a breakup and preparing to move to San Francisco with the help of her two best friends. We asked two of our dear friends, Silvia Roma and Deboki from okidokiboki to join us to talk about this movie.Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Deboki: twitter.com/okidoki_bokiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadw...
May 22, 2019•45 min
This week, we take on another book club pick: Daisy Jones and the Six-- a story told in interview format about a rock band in the 70's. We're joined by Kat O'Keefe and Devyn Hinchee.Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticDevyn: twitter.com/devynmhincheeNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2019•52 min
Based on Lindy West's memoir of the same name, Hulu's Shrill tells the story of Annie (played by Aidy Bryant) as she tries to change her life, but not her body. We are joined by our friends Silvia Roma and Rachel Calderon-Navarro to talk about the 6 episode first season.Find us all on Twitter:Silvia: twitter.com/silvia717Rachel: twitter.com/rachel_cav_navNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
May 08, 2019•54 min
After watching over 20 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies over the course of 4 podcast episodes, today we are finishing our journey with Avengers: Endgame. Part of the journey is the end, and joining us on this final stop of our journey, once again, are Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/ripcamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 18 min
This week we are watching Brie Larson's directorial debut, which originally premiered at TIFF, but came to Netflix at the beginning of the month. We are joined by Caitlin Hofmeister to discuss this quirky coming of age film.Find us all on Twitter:Caitlin: twitter.com/snarkyfernNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2019•45 min
This we are returning to the Buffyverse with Kiersten White's novel Slayer, released earlier this year. This is the story of a new slayer, building on the world of the TV show and comics. We are joined once again by our friend Sam from Thoughts on Tomes.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 17, 2019•57 min
This week we are discussing our first ever book club pick: Northern Lights / The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. (Chosen in part to prepare for the upcoming BBC adaptation.) We are joined in our discussion of this first book in a middle grade fantasy trilogy by Connor O'Brien and Sara Lewis.Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSara: twitter.com/saralew92Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Aca...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 18 min
In order to prepare ourselves for our eventual binge of season 2, we watched and discussed the first season of the STARZ adaption of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. We are joined on this episode by Amanda McLoughlin, co-host of the Spirits podcast and founder of Multitude Productions.Find us all on Twitter:Amanda: twitter.com/shessomickeyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Apr 03, 2019•54 min
With the final season of Game of Thrones starting in a few weeks and us having read all of the published A Song of Ice & Fire novels, we decided to fill the void by reading this collection of prequel novellas following the adventures of Dunk & Egg. We are joined once again by Democracy Diva, our guide for all things asoiaf.Find us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hoste...
Mar 27, 2019•49 min
This week we will officially get all caught up on all things MCU. Rich and Nick join us again to discuss Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man & The Wasp, and Captain Marvel.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twitter.com/RichCamiNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr
Netflix recently adapted the comic series The Umbrella Academy into a TV show. We are joined by our most frequent guests Ceri Riley and Sam from Thoughts on Tomes to discuss this band of troubled superheroes and all the things that worked and didn't about this show.This week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of the same name. We are joined by our friend Tobin Addington of The Contenders podcast to help us sift ...
Mar 13, 2019•59 min
Quick note: we recorded this on February 24th, prior to Luke Perry's tragic passing, which is why we do not mention it in this episode. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends – as well as any fans who are struggling with this one.As the title suggests, this episode we are joined by our friend Miriam Nielsen to discuss the second seasons of Riverdale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and second seasons more broadly.Find us all on Twitter:Miriam: twitter.com/zentouroNicole: twitter.com...
Mar 06, 2019•55 min
This week we're trying to figure out how we feel about Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's dystopian film adapted from the manga of the same name. We are joined by our friend Tobin Addington of The Contenders podcast to help us sift through those feelings about Alita: Battle Angel.Find us all on Twitter:Tobin: twitter.com/tobinaddington Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Feb 27, 2019•52 min
After discussing Pride & Prejudice and all of its adaptations last year, we are exploring another Austen classic Emma and some of its many adaptations. We are joined by our dear friend Abi Rein.Find us all on Twitter:Abi: twitter.com/abi_jeanNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2019•55 min
In honor of Valentine's Day, we have gathered up some friends to talk about romantic comedies. Connor O'Brien and Samantha Lane join us to discuss the best and worst movies and tropes.Find us all on Twitter:Connor: twitter.com/ConnorBookinItSam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2019•47 min
Our friend Jenny Trout is back as we discuss all three aired seasons of NBC's fantasy comedy The Good Place.Find us all on Twitter:Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_TroutNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2019•52 min
This week we are trying something a little different and asking a friend about their favorite media and tropes. Jess Moro is a book blogger and reviewer whose love of reality TV and romance novels brings a new perspective to the podcast.Find us all on Twitter:Jess: twitter.com/jesswithanansNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 30, 2019•55 min
Netflix recently released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch an "interactive film" in which the audience makes choices for the main character, Stefan, as he tries to adapt a choose your own adventure book into a game. We asked Rachel Calderon Navarro & Ceri Riley to join us on this adventure.Find us all on Twitter:Rachel: twitter.com/reellovepodCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Forgive us for the impossibly clunky title, but today we are continuing our journey through the MCU! Now that we have reached Phase 3, rather than discussing all 10 movies (2 of which are still unreleased) we are breaking it into parts. Today we are discussing Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Spider-man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok. We are joined once again by Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsRich: twi...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week we are discussing the 2013 novel Vicious by V. E. Schwab. Two brilliant friends in college discover they can give themselves superpowers. But things go terribly wrong and they go from friends to enemies, each bent on the other's destruction. We are joined for this tale of anti-heroes by Kat O'Keeffe.Find us all on Twitter:Kat: twitter.com/kat_tasticNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Jan 09, 2019•45 min
To celebrate a whole year of making this podcast, Mari and Nicole look back on all the many things they've discussed on this podcast, the things they loved that didn't quite make it into an episode, and answer some questions from Twitter.Find us on Twitter:Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 02, 2019•45 min
In our 50th episode and last of 2018, we are discussing the 8 episode HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend. We are joined once again by Max from Well Done Books, who discussed the book with us in episode 41.In anticipation of the upcoming HBO adaptation, this week we are discussing Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend. Published in 2011, the book is the first of four Neapolitan Novels, and follows the deep but complicated friendship of two young women in Naples, Ita...
Dec 26, 2018•57 min
This week we are doing another topical episode (voted on by our patrons!) and sharing our many feelings on spoilers, spoiler discourse, and whether identity constitutes a spoiler.A note that this episode contains spoilers! There are significant endgames spoilers for: The Sixth Sense, The Fault in Our Stars, the Divergent series and the Harry Potter series. There are mid-story spoilers for: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (S2) and Game of Thrones (S4). Questionable spoilers also exist for The Seven Husbands ...
Dec 19, 2018•54 min
This week we are joined by our cartoon pals, Sam Schultz and Ceri Riley to discuss the Netflix reboot of She-Ra! We had lots of thoughts about Adora & her friends, that sweet theme song, and animated horses.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/slamschultzCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Dec 12, 2018•52 min
We have reached the end-ish of our journey through George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Book 5 is not the last book, but it's the last book that's currently published. It's also the longest, and we had some feelings about that. But of course, what is dead may never die, so you'll hear from us again early next year with some more asoiaf content when we read the novellas.Support the show on Patreon:www.patreon.com/snarksquadFind us all on Twitter:Sam: twitter.com/democracydivaNicol...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr
Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) recently to the big screen. Directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Claire Foy, this is an adaptation of the 4th book in the Millennium series, the first not written by Stieg Larsson. The tone of this movie was quite different from either its Swedish or David Fincher predecessors. Find out whether we think that's a good thing.Find us all on Twitter:Nick: twitter.com/ngjenkinsNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitte...
Nov 28, 2018•50 min
Coming of age stories, chosen ones, and superpowers – it was kind of inevitable that we'd discuss Cloak & Dagger. This show narrowly lost a Twitter poll to be a podcast topic a month ago, so we dediced to do it anyway. We are joined once again by Ceri Riley for this latest teen TV show installment in the Marvel universe.Find us all on Twitter:Ceri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksquad.com Hosted on Acast. ...
Nov 21, 2018•55 min
We are resuming our journey through the MCU with the 6 movies of Phase 2 - Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man. We are joined again for this mostly-better-but-still-mixed-bag batch of movies by our dear friends Nick Jenkins and Rich Camillucci.Note: This episode was recorded prior to Stan Lee's death, so he is not mentioned except that we are, of course, discussing part of his legacy. Sending all our pos...
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 17 min
This Halloween Netflix brought Sabrina Spellman to a new generation, with a (loose) adaptation of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's much spookier comics: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. As voted on by our patrons on Patreon, we are discussing the 10 episode first season. Because the series is a cousin, of sorts, to Riverdale, we are joined by two of our dear Riverdale-watching friends, Taylor Behnke and Ceri Riley.Find us all on Twitter:Taylor: twitter.com/itsradishtimeCeri: twitter.com/cerileyNicole...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Happy Halloween! We're celebrating by revisiting an old staple of the blog: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We gathered two friends of the site, Jenny Trout and Samantha Lane, to discuss the three Halloween episodes of the show – Season 2's "Halloween", Season 4's "Fear Itself", and the Season 6 episode "All The Way."Find us all on Twitter:Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_TroutSam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomesNicole: twitter.com/sweeneysaysMarines: twitter.com/mynameismarinestwitter.com/snark_squadwww.snarksqu...
Oct 31, 2018•56 min
